Sunset Village and River Paint by Numbers

Sunset village and river paint by numbers kit

This illustration shows a village beside a river at sunset, with the sun behind the hills and orange and yellow light across the sky. Houses with dark roofs follow the riverbank, while a few lit windows add small points of detail. Birds fly across the sky in groups, and the water reflects the sky and building silhouettes. Deep blue at the top contrasts with the warmer horizon, giving the finished painting clear colour changes to follow. The portrait format gives the sky and river room to lead the composition. Medium areas make up much of the image, with fine details in the houses and birds. For smooth colour transitions, clean your brush between colours and keep the paint layer thin.

It belongs with our autumn paint by numbers designs, where the warm sunset palette suits seasonal interiors.

Tips for painting this design

Begin with the dark blue at the top of the sky and work towards the orange horizon, following the printed numbers. Paint the sun and light clouds before filling the hills. Leave the houses and birds until the end because their sections are smaller. Use horizontal strokes for the river reflections so they follow the movement of the water. A 40x50 cm option or larger gives the village details more room, while 36 colours provide additional steps through the sky gradients.

Sizes, colours and painting time

The design comes in 20x30 to 60x80 cm (9 sizes). You choose a kit of 24, 36 or 48 colours, on rolled canvas, with a wooden frame to assemble or with the canvas already mounted on its frame (except in 50x70 and 60x80 cm, delivered rolled). Allow around 12 to 30 h depending on the size.

Kit contents

• Canvas:The printed linen canvas marks the village, river and birds, so you can match each section to its number.
• Paint:Numbered acrylic pots provide the orange, yellow, blue, brown and black used throughout the design.
• Brushes:Use the fine brush for birds and house details, the medium brush for reflections and the wide brush for larger sky areas.
• Guide:The paper guide helps you locate the numbers for the hills, clouds and water.
• Optional:The wooden frame to assemble gives the rolled canvas a structure for display. You can also choose it already mounted on its frame, ready to hang.

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Without frame

The canvas arrives rolled in a tube. Paint it flat, then frame it when your painting is complete.

With frame

Wooden stretcher bars to assemble stretch the canvas. You paint on a taut surface and hang the finished picture on the wall.

Mounted canvas

The canvas arrives already stretched on its wooden frame. You start painting right away and hang the picture on the wall.